HIGH TREES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Charity number: 1079581
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

High Trees is Community Development Trust based in Tulse Hill, operating across Lambeth and south London. We connect with people and communities to strengthen skills and build stronger voices, delivering services in Community Education and Training, Employment and Careers Support, Children Young People and Families and Social Action.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £39,166
Total expenditure: £2,018,075

Total income includes £805,552 from 4 government contract(s) and £175,814 from 5 government grant(s)

People

25 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(s)

13 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 2

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 February 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • HIGH TREES CDT (Working name)
Company number:
03573630 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Delroy Anthony Corinaldi Trustee 27 September 2023
None on record
Shazia Yamin Trustee 27 September 2023
None on record
Ewa Pawliczko Trustee 09 March 2016
None on record
Julie-Ann Say Trustee 20 November 2013
None on record
TERENCE DAVID CURTIS Trustee
None on record
OLUSINA TAIWO Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £1.07m £1.90m £2.66m £2.54m £2.15m
Total expenditure £1.01m £1.68m £2.33m £2.08m £2.02m
Income from government contracts £240.21k £475.68k £407.88k £1.05m £805.55k
Income from government grants £101.89k £439.95k £303.74k £1.00k £175.81k
Income - Donations and legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other trading activities £31.39k £51.10k £41.77k £39.82k £0
Income - Charitable activities £1.04m £1.85m £2.62m £2.50m £25.29k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £455 £857 £91 £3.01k £13.88k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £995.68k £1.65m £2.30m £2.05m £1.92m
Expenditure - Raising funds £11.35k £24.00k £24.00k £28.00k £28.00k
Expenditure - Governance £5.57k £11.13k £4.84k £3.51k £5.14k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £68.59k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Own use assets £0 £4.68k £689.40k £686.03k £483.43k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £390.03k £1.20m £1.31m £1.90m £1.85m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £294.19k £890.33k £1.34m £1.47m £515.69k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 06 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 06 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 27 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 27 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 16 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 16 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 28 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 28 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 January 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED 27TH MAY 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15TH FEBRUARY 2000.

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE AREA OF ST MARTIN'S ESTATE, LAMBETH, WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS:- (A) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; (B) TO ADVISE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, POVERTY, OR DISTRESS, INCLUDING THOSE SUFFERING FROM A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HANDICAP, ON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS; (C) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING, INCLUDING TRAINING IN SKILLS RELEVANT TO SECURING EMPLOYMENT; (D) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE ARTS; (E) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR PUBLIC RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (F) TO PROMOTE OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC RESIDENT ON ST MARTIN'S ESTATE, LAMBETH AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

ST MARTIN'S ESTATE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

Contact information

Address:
HIGH TREES
ST. MARTINS LEARNING CENTRE
220 UPPER TULSE HILL
LONDON
SW2 2NS
Phone:
02086713132
Email:
admin@high-trees.org
Website:

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